I converted my old dog run to a chicken run and left it open at first. I had one banty hen who flew out the top a couple times so I ended up covering it because of her. Plus we get a lot of rain and the hens seem to spend a lot more time in the run now it is covered. Where do you live?

I don't have any birds yet. Trying to get my coop and run done 1st. I live in a rural area so I'm pretty sure hawks could be an issue. I'm sure I could make some kind of "top" with some bracing and chicken wire. Just trying to keep costs down as much as possible.

I don't have any birds yet. Trying to get my coop and run done 1st. I live in a rural area so I'm pretty sure hawks could be an issue. I'm sure I could make some kind of "top" with some bracing and chicken wire. Just trying to keep costs down as much as possible.